The Motorist (L'automobiliste)

1896

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Associated Names
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist, French, 1864 - 1901

This is a print of a man in a fuzzy fur coat driving a car. The man is on the left side of the print, and he has dark skin, a mustache that curves upwards, high cheekbones, and a long nose. His lips are closed in a neutral expression. He wears a flat black hat and round glasses. His left hand holds a black lever, and his right hand is in a fist on top of a small, horizontal wheel. In front of him is a flat surface, and from behind him, dark smoke billows into the air. In the background, there is a faint sketch of a standing person in a dress and a small dog. The background of the print is tan, yellowish paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1947.7.157

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wittrock 1985, no. 293, State only (proof)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1954

  • Toulouse-Lautrec, Lowe Gallery at the Univerity of Miami, Coral Gables, FL; Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC; Telfair Academy, Savannah, GA, 1954.

1956

  • Toulouse-Lautrec Print Exhibition, Atlanta Art Association, 1956.

1965

  • Toulouse-Lautrec, Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA, 1965.

  • Toulouse-Lautrec: Lithographs and Posters, University Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1965, no cat.

1970

  • Toulouse-Lautrec Lithographs, Southeast Arkansas Arts and Science Center, Pine Bluff, AR, 1970.

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

1985

  • Wittrock, Wolfgang, Toulouse-Lautrec: The Complete Prints, 2 vols. London and New York, 1985.

Wikidata ID

Q65073078

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